tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post8842505908027515029..comments2017-12-13T19:42:38.345-05:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Au Bonheur des DamesParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-70183013836060956642012-07-15T03:52:48.885-04:002012-07-15T03:52:48.885-04:00I forwarded this post about the department stores ...I forwarded this post about the department stores to our cultural geographer son who replies: <br /><br />this lady writes about modernism, shopping, urban spectacle, public space and women. <br />This said with admiration.foodwalkerhttp://www.annwalkercatering.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-15250586814014126502012-07-14T01:49:56.252-04:002012-07-14T01:49:56.252-04:00Muinto obrigada patuxxa for the equisite photo ref...Muinto obrigada patuxxa for the equisite photo reference!<br />I must come to Lisbon. <br />Rio isn&#39;t enough :)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-37694945586788857822012-07-14T01:46:03.213-04:002012-07-14T01:46:03.213-04:00Interesting...thank you Hilevine
Susanna Burrow&#3...Interesting...thank you Hilevine<br />Susanna Burrow&#39;s thesis on &#39;The role of the Parisian cafe in the emergence of modern art&#39; <a href="http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0903102-153114/unrestricted/Dees_thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow">is available online</a>Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-86183638665863557722012-07-14T01:40:43.311-04:002012-07-14T01:40:43.311-04:00I have never been to the top floor at Le Bon March...I have never been to the top floor at Le Bon Marche!<br />It&#39;s on the top of my list..I want to walk where Zola walked.<br />Weren&#39;t you lucky to get great exposure to French history at university..I&#39;m playing catch-up.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-16519325779457332662012-07-13T20:50:43.859-04:002012-07-13T20:50:43.859-04:00I also highly recommend Lady&#39;s Paradise (Engli...I also highly recommend Lady&#39;s Paradise (English title) which was required reading in a class I took several years ago at the University of California, Berkeley. The great late Susanna Barrows taught the History of Paris (as well as Modern France). Visit the very top floor of the Bon Marche and notice the wood floors creaking as you walk.Hilevinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763577504277035839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-24404894366231640632012-07-13T17:53:39.862-04:002012-07-13T17:53:39.862-04:00Who knew? Finally, something the Chinese did not ...Who knew? Finally, something the Chinese did not invent! And what a brilliant idea!Jeanette, Mistress of Longearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815875437992974233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-34840565373067026442012-07-13T17:49:15.051-04:002012-07-13T17:49:15.051-04:00Will look for this...only familiar with Germinal(t...Will look for this...only familiar with Germinal(twice read during my idealistic youth and oddly thanks to Vincent Van Gogh) and Therese Raquin...Thanks!Geri, NJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-51411120801521920592012-07-13T17:46:06.144-04:002012-07-13T17:46:06.144-04:00Great story and great collection of photos and ill...Great story and great collection of photos and illustrations!<br />Enjoy the weekend!Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-44968864514405202652012-07-13T15:55:17.152-04:002012-07-13T15:55:17.152-04:00Great history lesson.Great history lesson.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712179460400070462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-11815245865330706082012-07-13T13:39:54.945-04:002012-07-13T13:39:54.945-04:00The introduction is fascinating French history at ...The introduction is fascinating French history at least in the English version - makes you want to read the whole Zola series(10 books in all)Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-13591963743985377002012-07-13T13:33:02.855-04:002012-07-13T13:33:02.855-04:00Wonderful blog today.
I don&#39;t know this book ...Wonderful blog today. <br />I don&#39;t know this book but will look for it.<br /><br />AnnieFoodwalkerhttp://www.annwalkercatering.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-25530932527070846072012-07-13T13:28:35.001-04:002012-07-13T13:28:35.001-04:00Blame it on Penquin but you can get it in French f...Blame it on Penquin but you can get it in French for $.99 for the Kindle.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-82326137691223965202012-07-13T12:52:58.577-04:002012-07-13T12:52:58.577-04:00Oh, I love the idea of this book. It&#39;s a sham...Oh, I love the idea of this book. It&#39;s a shame that Amazon is charging so much for a public domain book! <br /><br />J&#39;adore your lovely blog. <br /><br />~cgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-29969771078525100742012-07-13T11:09:00.073-04:002012-07-13T11:09:00.073-04:00Should you ever visit Lisbon, Portugal, do take a ...Should you ever visit Lisbon, Portugal, do take a stroll around Chiado where you can see the old facade of a former perfume shop named... you guessed! Au Bonheur des Dames (photo <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Au_bonheur_des_dames,_Lisbonne.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a> at Wikipedia).<br /><br />It was even featured in an early forties Portuguese movie where the hero worked in the department store next door and was in love with the shopgirl from the perfume shop :-)<br /><br />Unfortunately while well preserved, it&#39;s no longer a perfume shop but a part of a Nespresso store... such is our modern world!patuxxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443047832310999143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-55655894386585516472012-07-13T10:37:55.471-04:002012-07-13T10:37:55.471-04:00There is also Le Bonheur des Dames in La Viaduc de...There is also Le Bonheur des Dames in La Viaduc des Arts...an amazing shop if you like needle arts and items that surround them. Delight, delight the whole message of Paris...loisreynoldsmeadhttp://loisreynoldsmead.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39423466797333027432012-07-13T05:01:18.366-04:002012-07-13T05:01:18.366-04:00Would just love to go to Les Grands Magasins, Caro...Would just love to go to Les Grands Magasins, Carol .....looks fabulous !!Carole Cochranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914050008626371788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-65906814200512442772012-07-13T05:00:06.375-04:002012-07-13T05:00:06.375-04:00great research and wonderful summarizing for a gli...great research and wonderful summarizing for a glimpse of the origins of retail!Ea Sengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080644660436309178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-62112692216929726052012-07-13T04:51:51.925-04:002012-07-13T04:51:51.925-04:00And there I thought I was finished with Zola .... ...And there I thought I was finished with Zola .... ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-3647083518956263972012-07-13T04:46:03.964-04:002012-07-13T04:46:03.964-04:00I love that book! It&#39;s so old Paris, definatel...I love that book! It&#39;s so old Paris, definately a must read :)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677501044721614834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23465695502456405852012-07-13T04:34:39.656-04:002012-07-13T04:34:39.656-04:00Honestly Merisi I was surprised to be so drawn int...Honestly Merisi I was surprised to be so drawn into a Zola book but it&#39;s all about us...women&#39;s obsessions.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-64758881145386525182012-07-13T04:05:30.762-04:002012-07-13T04:05:30.762-04:00Bonjour, Paris!
Fascinating behind the scenes an...Bonjour, Paris! <br /><br />Fascinating behind the scenes and historical information, Carol!<br />I shall order the book.<br /><br />A wonderful weekend to you,<br />MerisiMerisi in Viennahttp://merisi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com